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Will Forte
Forte at WonderCon 2015
Born
Orville Willis Forte IV

(1970-06-17) June 17, 1970 (age 54)
Alameda County, California, United States
Other namesOrville Forte
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian, writer, producer, voice actor
Years active1997–present

Orville Willis "Will" Forte IV (born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer and voice actor. He is best known for his work in television as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and as the creator and star of the sitcom The Last Man on Earth. After obtaining a history degree at the University of California, Los Angeles and becoming a financial broker like his father, Forte changed his career path to comedy and took classes with the improvisational comedy group, the Groundlings in Los Angeles.

He soon found he favored writing best, and he worked as a writer and producer on That '70s Show before he auditioned for Saturday Night Live (SNL). He joined SNL in 2002, spending eight years as a cast member on the show. He was well known for his more offbeat sketches. His most famous role on the show led to a feature film adaption, MacGruber (2010), that preceded his departure from the program. Forte took various roles in comedy films, before starring in the drama film Nebraska (2013), which attracted critical acclaim. Forte created, writes and stars in his own television sitcom, The Last Man on Earth, which premiered on Fox in 2015. He was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards, for acting and writing for the series.

Early life

The sun and clouds above Moraga, California in 2014.
Forte grew up in Moraga, California, above, before moving to nearby Lafayette in his teens

Orville Willis Forte IV was born in Alameda County, California. His father, Orville Willis Forte III, is a financial broker, and his mother, Patricia C. (née Stivers), is an artist and former schoolteacher.[1][2] He was raised in Moraga, before moving to Lafayette. He went by Billy in his early years until he was teased at school for it also being a girl's name, at which point he decided he would from there on be known as Will.[3]

Forte describes himself as a "really happy kid," whose parents were "wonderful" and created a "very loving environment."[4] He was interested in comedy from a young age, growing up idolizing comedians, Peter Sellers, David Letterman, Steve Martin and the sketch-comedy television series Saturday Night Live.[5] He often pranked his parents,[5] and would record himself performing imaginary radio shows. He did aim to be a comedian, however, and he initially wanted to become a football player.[4]

Forte was a "a laid-back teen with a lot of friends," and a member of the varsity football and swim teams at Acalanes High School, from which he graduated in 1988. He was voted "Best Personality" by his graduating class, and served as class president.[3][6] He had no ambitions for a television or film career, though his mother noticed a "creative streak" in him. Following high school, he attended the University of California, Los Angeles. He was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and completed a degree in history.[7] Planning to follow his father, he became a financial broker at Smith Barney Shearson in Beverly Hills, but felt "miserable" during his time there.[3] He started writing while he was at Shearson, and he co-wrote a feature-length script.[4] On the subject of writing, Forte remarked, "I discovered that I loved it more than anything I had ever done in my life."[3] He had been encouraged to attempt comedy during his years at university, and he decided to change his career to become a writer-performer.[8]

Career

Early career (1997–2001)

A comedy club on a street in Los Angeles, California.
Forte was a performer with the Groundlings, where he was discovered for SNL

He began taking classes at the Groundlings in Los Angeles, an improvisational and sketch comedy troupe and school, while tutoring children to make ends meet. Forte's first successful foray into comedy was 101 Things to Definitely Not Do If You Want to Get a Chick, a comic book he produced that details incompetent men.[5] The comics landed him his first professional job writing for The Jenny McCarthy Show, a short-lived variety show starring Jenny McCarthy. Shortly thereafter, he was asked to submit a packet to the Late Show with David Letterman and was told Letterman responded favorably to animation.[5] After only nine months at Letterman, he was "let go" from the job. He recalled his stint on the program as unpleasant, noting that he did not have enough experience in writing.[9] "What an honor to work at that show but I don't think I was fully mentally prepared. [...] I always wonder what it would be like if I’d had a couple more years of experience before going there."[10]

Forte returned to Los Angeles and began performing with the Groundlings' Main Company, with Cheryl Hines, Jim Rash and Maya Rudolph.[4] He tried stand-up comedy three times, mostly at open mic nights, but quit after being voted into the Main Company.[4] He joined the writing teams of two failed sitcoms, including The Army Show and Action. Eventually, Forte got jobs writing for 3rd Rock from the Sun and That '70s Show, two successful programs. He loved writing but had mostly given up on acting, aside from acting with the Groundlings.[4] While performing with the troupe in 2001, he was spotted by Lorne Michaels, the creator of Saturday Night Live (SNL). Forte felt his confidence was higher than usual, as That '70s Show had been picked up for two more years.[4] He was invited to audition for SNL, which he regarded as unexpected.[9]

At his audition for SNL, he performed multiple original characters, including Tim Calhoun, a speed reader, a prison guard, in addition to impressions of singer Michael McDonald and actor Martin Sheen.[4] His final character was an older piece from his days with the Groundlings, in which he portrays a gold-painted street performer who performs fellatio to pay for his face paint, which devolves into a song needlessly uttering the words "cock" and "face paint" dozens of times.[9] He felt his time to shine as a performer was already over, as he was in his thirties when he auditioned.[3] To his surprise, he was offered a chance to be on the show, but declined, opting instead for the financial stability of his work at That '70s Show.[11] He felt working for SNL could not live up to the idealized version he had dreamed of, but he later realized he would be making a mistake.[12][10]

Saturday Night Live years (2002–10)

"I've always liked weirder stuff. My main thing on SNL was that I was never gonna change my sensibility to get on TV—I was just gonna write what I liked writing and hopefully have a hit on that show somewhere."

—Forte on his tenure at SNL[10]

After Will Ferrell left Saturday Night Live in the following spring, Forte joined the cast, premiering at the beginning of the show's twenty-eighth season in the fall. He was promoted to repertory player after his first year.[8] His early years on the program were characterized by stage fright and an inability to properly interpret sketches that he did not write himself.[12] He had to "re-learn" performing after years as a writer, and later felt his natural tendency to "overthink" things improved his performance.[10] He was particularly uncomfortable portraying President George W. Bush, as he felt he was not the best impressionist and it paled in comparison to Ferrell's impersonation of Bush.[13] His only role was often Bush, leaving him no chance for more "absurd" pieces he favored. He was nearly fired from the program following his third season (2004–05), but after two three-week extensions to decide his fate, he was brought back.[12] Forte estimated it took five seasons for him to feel fully comfortable performing on the show.[14]

Forte's humor at SNL has been described as bizarre,[9] and he became known for many "10-to-1" sketches: pieces deemed too odd that air at the bottom of the show, preceding its conclusion.[12] Among these were a sketch titled "Potato Chip," in which Forte plays an NASA recruiter that warns a candidate (Jason Sudeikis) not to touch a bowl of potato chips on his desk,[15] or his turn as Jeff Montgomery, a sex offender posing as one for Halloween.[9] He was also well known for his character Tim Calhoun, a politician, and the Falconer. Forte's favorite sketch on the show was one in which he played a motivational coach alongside football star Peyton Manning.[8] He also co-starred with Andy Samberg in the first SNL Digital Short, "Lettuce". He often spent long hours crafting his sketches for the program, passing deadlines, but his pieces were often greeted warmly at table reads.[11][12] During his time at the show, he costarred in and wrote the 2007 film The Brothers Solomon. The film was originally a pilot for Carsey-Werner, and its creation was an extension of his agreement to terminate his contract to appear on SNL.[16]

A man with a long mullet is speaking in a control room.
Forte as MacGruber, his most famous SNL character that was later adopted into a feature-length film

Forte's best-known character on SNL was MacGruber, a special operations agent who is tasked in each episode with deactivating a ticking bomb but becomes distracted by personal issues. The sketches were based on the television series MacGyver. It was created by writer Jorma Taccone, who pitched the idea relentlessly to Forte.[17] He was initially reluctant to commit to the sketch, deeming it too dumb, but accepted after persuasion from Taccone.[18] The first sketch aired in January 2007, and led to multiple more segments in the following years. In 2009, the sketches were spun off into a series of commercials sponsored by Pepsi premiering during Super Bowl XLIII that featured the actor behind MacGyver, Richard Dean Anderson, as MacGruber's father. The advertisements led the character and sketches to receive a wider level of popularity.[18] Following the success of the advertisements, creator Lorne Michaels approached Forte, Taccone, and writer John Solomon with the idea to produce a MacGruber film.[19]

Regarding his experiences on SNL, Forte has remarked:

Looking back, the experience is something I’ll never forget. I still miss it, and I’ll always miss it. That’s my family.[14]

Post-SNL, MacGruber and film roles (2011–14)

Forte at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival

MacGruber was shot on a tight schedule of 28 days in Albuquerque, New Mexico during the summer of 2009.[18][20] It was written while simultaneously producing the weekly episode of SNL, and the show's production process left the trio deprived of sleep.[21] Forte was positive regarding the film, noting, "What you see with this movie is exactly what we wanted to do. It’s the three of us having a bunch of fun writing it, then having fun making it with a bunch of our friends—old friends and new friends. I think that fun comes across when you watch it. It’s rare that you get that kind of creative freedom."[17] The film was released in May 2010 and received mixed reviews.[22] It fared worse at the box office, where it failed to recoup its budget and was pulled from theaters after its third week.[23] Forte found the failure tolerable, commenting, "When you make something that you’re really proud of and it doesn’t do well, you can live with it."[12] The film has since seen more positive reception, and has been dubbed a cult classic.[24][25]

Forte left Saturday Night Live, shortly before the beginning of the show's thirty-sixth season in 2010. He felt it the "right time to go," considering his eight-year tenure there, his expansion into film with MacGruber, and his age. In addition, his sister had just had kids and he wanted to move to the West Coast to be closer to them.[8] He soon regretted the decision, calling the following year an "emotionally trying period," as he felt "devastated" that he would no longer be on the program.[5] He assumed his shot at a film career was ruined,[12] and he imagined that if acting did not work out, he would return to writing primarily.[5] Following this, he entered what he has called a "lost period,"[9] taking small supporting roles in comedies such as Rock of Ages, That's My Boy, and The Watch, all of which were not successful. The only commercially successful film he worked on was Grown Ups 2, where he made a cameo as a male cheerleader. He also took a role as Paul L'Astname, the cross-dressing boyfriend of Jenna Maroney on the critically acclaimed sitcom 30 Rock.

Forte took his first dramatic role for the 2013 film Run & Jump. Director Steph Green offered him the part, and Forte imagined it a "fun thing to try," though he noted that she had more confidence in him than he had himself.[8] Later, he sent an audition tape to director Alexander Payne for a role in his next film, Nebraska.[8] He equated his casting in the film to his fear of joining SNL a decade prior, noting that he was "terrified" to begin working on it.[9] He felt hard initially, but followed co-star Bruce Dern's acting advice to "look for the truth" in each scene—in other words, "In every scene, you're just trying to play it as honestly and as real as you can."[10]

Recent work and The Last Man on Earth (2015–present)

Three men sit at a table at a convention.
Forte alongside Phil Lord and Christopher Miller at WonderCon 2015

Forte began work on The Last Man on Earth, a sitcom, with longtime collaborators Phil Lord and Christopher Miller in 2013. Though it was the duo's idea, Forte attached himself to the concept, crafting a treatment over a weekend. The series was pitched around Hollywood to positive responses, and was picked up in 2014 by Fox.[26] Forte serves as the series' creator, a writer, the lead role, and showrunner for its first season. He felt odd being in charge of its writing team (composed of longtime friends), and awkward at delegating tasks, so much so that he would end up doing the work himself.[10] Being a showrunner "truly was an amount of work I never knew existed," he said, which involved him working a "minimum of 12 hours" daily.[27] The series premiered in 2015 to positive responses,[28] and was renewed for a second season.[29]

Personal life

Forte is a supporter of the camp Wampler's Kids and recorded a promotional piece at SNL with Will Ferrell. Forte was a childhood friend of founder Steven Wampler[30] and previously the national spokesman for SciEyes, a non-profit organization created to support research, training and public education in stem cell biology and to further the field by recognizing and supporting its potential for creating new therapies for the treatment of blinding and debilitating eye diseases.[31] He was a primary donor towards the establishment of a research fellowship for third-year medical students at Duke Medical Center.[32] He serves on the Board of Directors of the National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness.[33]

Forte is especially close with his family. His mother has visited every film set he's worked on and made an appearance on the Mother's Day episode of SNL in which he sang a song to her on Weekend Update. Forte officiated his sister Michelle's wedding and filmed the birth of his niece and nephew.[34] During a conversation with Scott Aukerman on the podcast, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Forte discussed his parents' divorce and the family's decision to have Christmas together after his father’s second divorce. During the same interview, Forte joked about his obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) tendencies with a story of listening to only one song in his office at SNL for an entire year because he wanted to challenge himself.[35] During an interview with Larry King, Forte discussed his OCD as a challenge he had to overcome but not one he wished he did not have, as it is a part of his personality.[36][37] In a feature on him and his new Fox series in February 2015, the writer of the article said that Forte mentioned OCD often but it wasn't clear if he'd ever been formally diagnosed, though Forte related how he and a former girlfriend had gone through an OCD questionnaire and it concluded that Forte "should immediately talk to someone about this". [38]

Forte currently resides in Santa Monica, California. He purchased his home just two weeks before joining SNL and being forced to move to New York City; "It was not the greatest timing," he later said.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Around the World in 80 Days Young Bobby
2006 Beerfest Otto
2007 The Brothers Solomon Dean Solomon Also writer
2008 Baby Mama Scott
2008 Extreme Movie Writer
2009 The Slammin' Salmon Horace the Lone Diner Cameo
2009 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men Subject #72
2009 Fanboys THX Security Guard #4
2009 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Joe Towne Voice
2010 MacGruber MacGruber Also writer
2011 A Good Old Fashioned Orgy Glenn
2012 Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie Allen Bishopman
2012 Rock of Ages Mitch Miley
2012 That's My Boy Phil
2012 The Watch Sergeant Bressman
2013 Grown Ups 2 Male Cheerleader Uncredited
2013 Run & Jump Ted
2013 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Chester V Voice
2013 Life of Crime Marshall Taylor
2013 Nebraska David Grant
2014 The Lego Movie Abraham Lincoln Voice
2014 She's Funny That Way Joshua Fleet
2015 Don Verdean Pastor Fontaine
2015 Staten Island Summer Griffith
2015 The Ridiculous 6 Will Patch
2016 Keanu Hulka
2016 Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping A Bagpiper
2017 A Futile and Stupid Gesture Doug Kenney

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1997 The Jenny McCarthy Show Writer
1997–2001 Late Show with David Letterman Snow Shovel Murder Victim Uncredited; Episode: "Robert Pastorelli/Craig Kilborn/Live"; also writer
1998 The Army Show Writer
1999–2000 Action Writer
1999–2001 3rd Rock from the Sun Writer
2000 God, the Devil, and Bob Writer
2001–2003 That '70s Show Writer and producer
2002–2003 Clone High Abe Lincoln (voice) 13 episodes
2002–2010 Saturday Night Live Various 157 episodes; also writer
2006 Campus Ladies Stuart 2 episodes
2006 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Alien (voice) Episode: "Antenna"
2007 Flight of the Conchords Ben Episode: "The Actor"
2007 Tim and Eric Nite Live! Emanuel Melly Episode #1.5
2007–2010 Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Will Grello / Pall Willeaux / J.J. Pepper / Dr. Reid Tamaranda 6 episodes
2007–2012 30 Rock Thomas / Paul L'astname 13 episodes
2008–2010 How I Met Your Mother Randy Wharmpess 2 episodes
2008 Young Person's Guide to History Comte de Buffon (Frenchman) Episode #1.1
2009 Sit Down, Shut Up Stuart Proszakian (voice) 13 episodes
2009–2013 The Cleveland Show Principal Wally Farquhare / Various voices 22 episodes
2009–2015 American Dad! Various voices 6 episodes
2010 The Life and Times of Tim Chipper (voice) Episode: "Unjustly Neglected Drama"
2010 WWE Raw MacGruber 1 episode
2010 Funny or Die Presents Cast (Scott & Behr) / Sleeping Celebrity 2 episodes
2010 Squidbillies Tom Treebow Episode: "Lean Green Touchdown Makifying Machine"
2010–2013 Conan Ted Turner 14 episodes
2011 Parks and Recreation Kelly Larson Episode: "Time Capsule"
2011 Allen Gregory Ian / Stuart Rossmyre / Sid Lampis (voices) 7 episodes
2011, 2015 The League Chuck 2 episodes
2011–2012 Up All Night Reed 3 episodes
2012–2013 Comedy Bang! Bang! Chet Barnsider / Felix Dewhurst 2 episodes
2012–2016 Gravity Falls Tyler the Cute Biker (voice) 13 episodes
2012–2016 Lab Rats Eddy (voice) 18 episodes
2013 Drunk History Edwin Booth Episode: "Washington D.C."
2013, 2016 Bob's Burgers Kurt / Mr. Grant (voices) 3 episodes
2013–2014 Kroll Show Various roles 3 episodes
2014–2015 The Awesomes Malocchio Jr. (voice) 10 episodes
2014 The Simpsons King Toot (voice) Episode: "Covercraft"
2015–present The Last Man on Earth Philip Tandy "Phil" Miller Also creator, writer and executive producer
2015 7 Days in Hell Sandy Pickard Television film
2015 Moonbeam City Rad Cunningham (voice) 10 episodes
Video games
Year Title Voice role
2009 Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned Martin Serious

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Title Result
1998 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Late Show with David Letterman Nominated
2013 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series 30 Rock Nominated
2013 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actor Nebraska Nominated
2013 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award Best Supporting Actor Nebraska Nominated
2013 National Board of Review Award Best Supporting Actor Nebraska Won
2013 Village Voice Film Poll Award Best Supporting Actor Nebraska Nominated
2014 American Comedy Award Supporting Comedy Actor - Film Nebraska Nominated
2014 Independent Spirit Award Best Supporting Male Nebraska Nominated
2015 Critics' Choice Television Award Best Actor in a Comedy Series The Last Man on Earth Nominated
2015 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series The Last Man on Earth Nominated
2015 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series The Last Man on Earth Nominated
2016 Critics' Choice Television Award Best Actor in a Comedy Series The Last Man on Earth Nominated
2016 Satellite Award Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy The Last Man on Earth Nominated

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